Juan Pablo Caffa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Pablo Caffa | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Murphy, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003 | Boca Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 42 | (5) |
| 2005–2007 | Arsenal Sarandí | 46 | (11) |
| 2007–2010 | Betis | 65 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 38 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Arsenal Sarandí | 59 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Asteras Tripoli | 26 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Defensor | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | LDU Loja | 38 | (9) |
| 2016– | Universidad Católica | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2015. | |||
Juan Pablo Caffa (born 30 September 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Ecuadorian club Universidad Católica del Ecuador as a left winger.
His nickname is "El violinista del Viaducto" (literally translated as "The violinist of the viaduct"), as he plays an imaginary violin during his goal celebrations.[1][2]
Football career
Argentina
Born in Murphy, Santa Fe, Caffa was part of Club Atlético Boca Juniors youth system, being already with the first team when it won the 2003 Apertura, although he only featured in one league match.
In the following years, he played with Ferro Carril Oeste and Arsenal de Sarandí.
Spain
After a number of strong displays with Arsenal during the 2006 Apertura tournament, Caffa earned a €2 million transfer to Real Betis in the January 2007 transfer window.[3] He played his first La Liga match on 4 February, against Athletic Bilbao,[4] but went scoreless in his six season appearances, also not finding the net in his first full campaign which ended in relegation, although he rarely started for the Andalusians.
In 2008–09, Caffa played on loan with Real Zaragoza,[5] being an important offensive element as it returned to the first division after just one year out.[6] Again at Betis, he appeared in 32 games – although only ten starts – and scored seven goals, but the club failed to regain top flight status.[7]
Return to Argentina
In early December 2010, Caffa bought out the remainder of his contract with Betis[7] and returned to Argentina to his former team Arsenal, agreeing on a three-year contract.[8]
Club statistics
- As of 12 September 2010[9] (asterix signals statistics drawn from all competitions).
| Season | Club | Division | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/03 | Boca Juniors |  Primera División | 1 | 0 | ? |
| 2005/06 | Arsenal | Primera División | 25 | 7 | ? |
| 2006/07 | Arsenal | Primera División | 18 | 4 | ? |
| 2006/07 | Betis |  La Liga | 9* | 0 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | Betis | La Liga | 24* | 0 | 7 |
| 2008/09 | Zaragoza | Segunda División | 38* | 4 | 6 |
| 2009/10 | Betis | Segunda División | 33* | 7 | 7 |
| 2010/11 | Betis | Segunda División | 8* | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 156 | 23 | 23 | ||
Honours
- Arsenal
References
- ↑ "El 'violinista' Caffa calmó los ánimos" ['Violinist' Caffa calmed the masses] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "¡El ‘Violinista’ de la ‘Garra del oso’!" [The ‘Violinist’ of the ‘Bear claw’!] (in Spanish). Extra. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "El Betis presenta a sus nuevos fichajes: Ilic y Caffa" [Betis presents its new signings: Ilic and Caffa] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Un 'machote' Betis sale reforzado de San Mamés" ['Macho-like' Betis leaves San Mamés enpowered] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 February 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Juan Pablo Caffa se va un año cedido al Zaragoza" [Juan Pablo Caffa goes on loan to Zaragoza for one year] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Juan Pablo Caffa apuesta por regresar al Real Zaragoza" [Juan Pablo Caffa bets on returning to Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- 1 2 "El argentino Caffa rescinde su contrato con el Real Betis" [Argentine Caffa terminates his contract with Real Betis] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Caffa: "Vine al Arsenal para ser campeón"" [Caffa: "I came to Arsenal to become champion"] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ "J. Caffa". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
External links
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- Juan Pablo Caffa profile at BDFutbol
- Statistics at Irish Times